Whoopi Goldberg, TROIKA Entertainment and Sister Act On Tour present 'Sister Act' at UB

Musical comedy returns to Buffalo

The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, presents the national tour of "Sister Act" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 9. Tickets are $47 to $67 for the general public and $27 to $42 for students. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the Center for the Arts box office and tickets.com. To charge tickets, call 1-888-223-6000. For more information, call 716-645-2787 or visit www.ubcfa.org and www.sisteractontour.com.

Produced by Whoopi Goldberg, TROIKA Entertainment and Sister Act On Tour LLC, "Sister Act" received five 2011 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, Best Original Score (Alan Menken, music/Glenn Slater, lyrics), and Best Book of a Musical (Cheri and Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane).

"To hear people laugh and cheer the way they do at 'Sister Act' - a show people think they know, but are pleasantly surprised to discover is not what they are expecting - is a magical experience for a producer," Goldberg said. "Happily, audiences across the country are able to get in on the fun as Deloris and her fabulous sisters spread the love nationwide."

"Sister Act" features an original score with music by multi-Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning composer Menken ("Little Shop of Horrors," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Little Mermaid" and "Enchanted"), lyrics by Tony and Academy Award-nominee Slater ("The Little Mermaid"), and a book by multi-Emmy Award winners the Steinkellners ("Cheers"), with additional book material by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Beane ("Xanadu," "The Little Dog Laughed"). Directed on Broadway by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks ("Guys and Dolls," "A Funny Thing...Forum," "Smokey Joe's Café"), the production features choreography by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Anthony Van Laast ("Mamma Mia," "Bombay Dreams") and is based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture "Sister Act," written by Joseph Howard.

About 'Sister Act'

When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put into protective custody in the one place cops are sure she won't be found: a convent. Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior. Using her fabulous disco-ness and killer voice to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church, but in doing so blows her cover. Soon it's nun-on-the-run time. Deloris finds salvation in the heavenly power of her newly found sisterhood.

Based on the mega-hit film, "Sister Act" features an original score with a vast inspiration of musical styles from Motown, soul and funk, to great, big disco anthems and Barry White-inspired musical comedy.

"Sister Act" features scenic design by Klara Zieglerova ("Jersey Boys"), costume design by Lez Brotherson ("Swan Lake"), lighting design by Natasha Katz ("Once"), sound design by Peter McBoyle ("Come Fly Away") and hair design by David Brian Brown ("Death of a Salesman").